European Foulbrood Diagnosis & Treatment In Honey Bees With The Bee Inspectors

[@amycovey5922]

Wow! You guys are brilliant 😊

[@gwenyngruffydd]

😊

[@petermcfadden9426]

Many thanks for this very useful video, shared with Conwy Beekeepers.

[@gwenyngruffydd]

Thank you Peter. Hopefully the members will find it useful 😊

[@eastsussexbeesandwildlife5801]

Thanks so much for such an informative video. I had one of the Regional Inspectors around last week, checking on EFB at my (very) small apiary, fortunately negative, the Inspector was so helpful.

[@gwenyngruffydd]

Great news! 😊

[@hartlecut]

🇨🇦 Very interesting for those of who've never encountered this.

[@gwenyngruffydd]

Thank you 😊 Hope the weather is good in Canada?

[@micla6221]

Just In time for my beekeeping basic assessment on the 8th Aug It's given me a good look at what to look out for with EFB. Great video keep them coming 👍👍👍

[@gwenyngruffydd]

Thanks 😊 glad you found it useful

[@kevinperree7764]

Another great vid Gruff. Been there, got the tee shirt! First year beekeeper, so a baptism of fire (literally!) bee’s bounced back really well and my local inspector was extremely helpful. I know I could call him up if I had any concerns at all which is really reassuring

[@gwenyngruffydd]

Thanks Kevin, glad you resolved it and it’s now going great 😊 👍🏻

[@melaniejenkins109]

Really good video especially for us new beeks, thank you

[@gwenyngruffydd]

Glad you found it useful 😊

[@trevor311264]

This is very educational, thanks to everyone involved.

[@gwenyngruffydd]

Glad you found the video useful 😊

[@joshmilner301]

Great video for a new keeper thank you, glad I come across your channel 👍🏻

[@gwenyngruffydd]

Thanks Josh 😊👍🏻

[@bluelab5019]

What a fantastic video. So interesting. Feel for the fellow beekeeper of course but at least it's a problem sorted now.

[@gwenyngruffydd]

Thank you 😊 yes absolutely it was painful at the time for him but no doubt a big relief now

[@pottyplotter2462]

What happens when all your hives are poly?

[@gwenyngruffydd]

Great question, the frames are burned the same way but the poly boxes need to be submerged in a bleach solution for 20 mins

[@tonyfox5422]

Very good

[@gwenyngruffydd]

Thanks 😊

[@BeemanExperiment]

Good idea

[@robertthomas2]

Nice info filled video as usual mate. Keep it up Any idea when you are going to do anymore bee courses. The day long one?

[@gwenyngruffydd]

Thanks Robert. 😊 It will be next year now. I’ve got to much work over the next 2 months unfortunately

[@robertthomas2]

@@gwenyngruffydd ok mate. Hopefully I’ll catch them in time next year

[@gwenyngruffydd]

Pre booking will be advertised on social media over the winter. 😊👍🏻

[@Tspadger]

Thanks for that Gruff. Really useful. Are super frames destroyed as well? Saw them being removed but they may have been brood and a half frames.

[@gwenyngruffydd]

Hi yes they are destroyed as well. The honey could be contaminated with foul brood

[@Tspadger]

@@gwenyngruffydd Suspected so. All that effort ....

[@gwenyngruffydd]

I know heartbreaking

[@angelamitchell7531]

Really interesting video again. How much does it set the bees back? Great to hear what to look for

[@gwenyngruffydd]

Hi, It would set them back a lot. But better for them to be alive and lose some honey

[@angelamitchell7531]

@@gwenyngruffydd I guess that's the advantage of not having too many hives in 1 apiary, reduces the losses hopefully

[@laightnightknits4358]

Genuinely interested. What is it that you say after "hello" at the start of your videos? Is it Welsh? ☺

[@gwenyngruffydd]

Hello , I’m gruff rees welcome to Gwenyn Gruffydd, here we talk Beekeeing, Farming countryside living and we do reviews too. Gruffydd is my name (gruff) and Gwenyn is bees in welsh…Gruffs Bees 😊

[@laightnightknits4358]

@@gwenyngruffydd 🤔 feel like I should've heard that - I must've not tuned into your accent yet! Really nice to hear voices from different parts of the UK, though! 🇬🇧 ☺ 👍🏻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿Loving your videos.

[@gwenyngruffydd]

Thank you. 😊 where are you from?

[@laightnightknits4358]

@@gwenyngruffydd just the Midlands... In England ☺

[@laightnightknits4358]

@@gwenyngruffydd oh I wondered about gwenyn! Thought I hadn't heard that first name 😂 ☺ 🐝 Cool.

[@ianwatkins3002]

What was the gizmo the inspector used to pick the Queen up with? Mind you, I've got to be able to spot the Queen before I can pick her up!!

[@gwenyngruffydd]

It’s called a Queen clip. And they also used a single handed queen catcher.

[@ianwatkins3002]

@@gwenyngruffydd Thanks. Looks like the Thorn's one which they have on sale :-)

[@gwenyngruffydd]

😊👍🏻

[@greghamilton889]

What happens to the supers?

[@gwenyngruffydd]

Frames were burned as well

[@timhull8664]

Can you still extract the honey before burning the frames?

[@gwenyngruffydd]

Technically yes. I’m not sure if that’s legal though because the honey itself has foulbrood too and could potentially infect other bees. You’ll need to contact the bee inspectors to confirm.

[@leoneddy7593]

When they scortch the boxes to sterilise, how would this work if you have polyhives?

[@trevor311264]

Poly hives are non-absorbent so any infection is only on the surface, so other sterilisation methods are appropriate like a short soak in a solution of soda crystals.

[@leoneddy7593]

@@trevor311264 I hope so, 2 of mine are polyhives lol

[@gwenyngruffydd]

Hi, The recommended treatment is submerging the hive in a bleach solution for 20 mins.

[@leoneddy7593]

@@gwenyngruffydd thanks. I thought it would be expensive to replace if they had to burn them

[@hevchip741]

interesting, but so many bees got squashed when rebuilding the hives,

[@charley3850]

Do you have Bee Disease insurance with your BFA membership?

[@gwenyngruffydd]

Once you’re a bee farmer you won’t get bee disease insurance unfortunately

[@joanchka5067]

Just noticed the car number plate - haha

[@gwenyngruffydd]

😎

[@AntennaBee]

Good vid Gruff life can be a bitch sometimes !!

[@gwenyngruffydd]

Thanks Colin, Yes absolutely....such is life sometimes